The last turtlemen of the Caribbean : waterscapes of labor, conservation, and boundary making

The last turtlemen of the Caribbean waterscapes of labor, conservation, and boundary making

Illuminating the entangled histories of the people and commodities that circulated across the Atlantic, Sharika Crawford assesses the Caribbean as a waterscape where imperial and national governments vied to control the profitability of the sea.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Crawford, Sharika D., author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press 2021.
Colección:Flows, migrations, and exchanges.
North Carolina scholarship online.
Materias:
Sea turtle fisheries > Cayman Islands > History > 19th century.
Sea turtle fisheries > Cayman Islands > History > 20th century.
Sea turtle fisheries > Political aspects > Caribbean Area.
Maritime boundaries > Caribbean Area > History.
Sea turtles > Conservation > Caribbean Area.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009799135106719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Sages of the sea : turtles in the greater Caribbean
  • Out to sea : labor and the Caymanian turtle fishery, 1880s-1950s
  • A contact zone : mobility, commerce, and kinship in the western Caribbean, 1850s-1940s
  • Limits at sea : state claims, territorial consolidation, and boundary disputes, 1880s-1950s
  • Save the turtles : the rise of sea turtle conservationism, 1940s-1970s.

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